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Lies We Tell

Lies We Tell

The only men who get caught are those who don't love their wives enough...

20185.31h 49m

Overview

A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss's Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown with her notorious gangster cousin/ex-husband.

Directed by Mitu Misra
Written by Mitu Misra, Ewen Glass, Andy McDermott
Produced by Andy McDermott, Malcolm Scott, Danny Gulliver
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Top Cast

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Donald

Sibylla Deen

Sibylla Deen

Amber

Mark Addy

Mark Addy

Billy

Jan Uddin

Jan Uddin

KD

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Demi

Reece Ritchie

Reece Ritchie

Nathan

Gina McKee

Gina McKee

Heather

Emily Atack

Emily Atack

Tracy

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Anthony Quest

Harish Patel

Harish Patel

Haji

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gangstermistressdriver

About Lies We Tell

Lies We Tell is a thriller, crime, romance film released in 2018 exploring themes of gangster, mistress, driver. Directed by Mitu Misra, it stars Gabriel Byrne, Sibylla Deen, Mark Addy. A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss's Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown with her notorious gangster cousin/ex-husband.

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